Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin suffers torn ACL

Sunday

Jul 28, 2013 at 6:00 AM

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during practice Saturday and could miss the season.

Maclin went down at the end of a noncontact drill and appeared in pain while on the ground for several minutes. He was helped onto the cart and needed assistance getting off it and going into the team’s practice facility.

Maclin is headed into his fifth season with the Eagles. He led the team with 69 catches for 857 yards and seven touchdowns last season, and the former first-round pick is in the final year of his rookie contract.

Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson is Philadelphia’s other starter. The team has veterans Jason Avant and Riley Cooper along with several younger wideouts in camp.

Maclin has averaged 64 catches, 863 yards and six TDs in his first four seasons. His best year was in 2011 when he had 70 receptions for 964 yards and 10 TDs.

Browns offensive tackle Ryan Miller sustained a concussion during a blocking drill in practice Saturday, an injury that shook his teammates.

Miller, who is in his second season with Cleveland, was carted from the field and taken by ambulance to the Cleveland Clinic after he was hurt during one-on-one drills inside the team’s indoor facility. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the 6-foot-7 Miller’s condition has improved.

“He’s doing well,” Chudzinski said following practice. “He’s responsive and it sounds like things are better at this point.”

The Browns later said Miller has a concussion and was released from the hospital.

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster is still recovering from a right calf strain, but said Saturday that he feels good and shouldn’t be out of camp much longer.

Foster rushed for 1,424 yards and 15 touchdowns last year for his third straight 1,200-yard season.

When the Texans placed him on the physically unable to perform list the night before the start of training camp, it was somewhat of a surprise.

“I thought he’d be ready to go, but (the team trainer) just thinks he needs a few days with them to work into the routine,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “But he’s had a good summer; he’s been here every day. I expect him back pretty quickly.”

New York Jets general manager John Idzik says the final call on the team’s starting quarterback this season will be a “collective effort,” adding that he’ll have “a pretty big role.”

Idzik addressed the media after practice Saturday for the first time since minicamp last month, tackling several issues surrounding training camp. With Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith competing for the quarterback job, Idzik says not one person in the organization will have veto power over any decision — including coach Rex Ryan.

Idzik repeatedly said all decisions will be “collaborative,” and that he and Ryan will speak freely about the roster.

Wide receiver Percy Harvin will get a second opinion on his sore hip next week in New York, and Seattle coach Pete Carroll says all options remain for how the injury is handled.

Speaking after practice on Saturday, Carroll said the range for treatment is still unknown. He said Harvin could be back on the field in a couple of weeks, or surgery may be the solution to solve the discomfort in the area around Harvin’s hip socket.

Harvin is expected to be examined Tuesday. Carroll has not said which hip is bothering the wide receiver.

Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip in practice Saturday and is expected to remain sidelined through the Sept. 5 regular season opener.

The injury occurred when Pitta collided with safety James Ihedigbo in the back of the end zone vying for a pass from Joe Flacco. Pitta lay prone for several minutes before being carted off the field.

“Dennis has a dislocated hip. We’ll have to take a look at that and see exactly what it is,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice. “It’s a serious injury. He is going to be out for a while. He will not be in the Denver game and we’ll just have to play it from there to see how long it goes.”

The Super Bowl champions begin defense of their title on the road against the Broncos on Sept. 5.